GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| slaughter | the act of killing |